Republican Governance Group

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Republican Governance Group
ChairDavid Valadao (CA–22)
Founded1995; 31 years ago (1995)
Preceded byWednesday Group (1961–2001)[1]
Tuesday Lunch Bunch (1995–1997)[2]
Tuesday Group (1997–2020)
Ideology
Political positionCenter-right[4] to right-wing[5]
Historical:
Center[6] to center-right[6]
National affiliationRepublican Party
Seats in House Republican Conference
46 / 220[a]
Seats in the House
46 / 435[a]
Website
Campaign website

The Republican Governance Group, originally the Tuesday Lunch Bunch and then the Tuesday Group until 2020, is a group of moderate Republicans in the United States House of Representatives.[7] It was founded in 1994 in the wake of the Republican takeover of the House; the Republican House caucus came to be dominated by conservatives.[8] It has historically been considered a center[6][4][9] to center-right congressional caucus, with its members primarily from competitive House districts.[8][10] However, it has shifted further to the right in recent years under Trumpism. In January 2025, member Carlos A. Giménez stated "Our goals are the same as President Trump’s goals."[11]

In 2007, the Tuesday Group founded its own political action committee.[12] The name of the PAC was "Tuesday Group Political Action Committee" but has since changed to "Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group Political Action Committee". It is based in Tampa, Florida.[13]

Another major group of Republican moderates in Congress is the Republican Main Street Caucus, which existed briefly from 2017 to 2019 and was re-formed in 2021.[14]

Wednesday Group

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Members of its predecessor, the Wednesday Group, first founded in the House between 1961 and 1963 and then in the Senate around 1969.[15][16][17]

Wednesday Group membership

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Membership

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The caucus and its predecessors have never published membership lists, unlike the associated PAC, which openly presents its roster of congressional members. Most (but not all) are from competitive House districts.

Republican Governance Group in the 119th United States Congress

Leadership

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Start End Co-Chair Co-Chair Co-Chair Ref(s)
1995 2005 [42][8][43][44]
2005 2007
Mark Kirk (IL)
Resigned November 29, 2010
[8]
2007 2010
Charlie Dent (PA)
Resigned May 12, 2018
[8][45]
2010 2011
Jo Ann Emerson (MO)
Appointed June 15, 2010
[46]
2011 2013
2013 2015 [47]
2015 2017 [7]
2017 2019
Tom MacArthur (NJ)
Resigned May 23, 2017
[48][49]
John Katko (NY)
Appointed November 7, 2017
Resigned August 3, 2022
[50]
2019 2021 [51]
2021 2022
[52]
2022 2025
Dave Joyce (OH)
Appointed August 3, 2022
[53]
2025 present [54]

Current members

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Former members

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b This figure does not include Amata Coleman Radewagen, a non-voting Delegate who is a member of the caucus.

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